El-Sayed rallies Michigan voters ahead of midterms
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Michigan, is campaigning on a platform of universal healthcare and systemic reform. He is drawing large crowds by advocating for the elimination of for-profit medical systems and criticizing current Republican policies.
Why it matters
The race highlights the growing influence of progressive healthcare policies in US midterm elections and their potential impact on the balance of power in Congress.
Abdul El-Sayed, who is seeking a must-win US Senate seat for the Democrats, fired up a packed crowd of supporters in Detroit with a cry of "give it up for public health".
Mr El-Sayed, a leftist former medical administrator who became the surprise candidate in Michigan's Senate race, has built his political identity around a pledge to make health care free for all Americans.
"You deserve to be able to see a doctor without getting a huge bill on the back," he said on the eve of midterm elections that could change the course of Donald Trump's presidency by taking control of Congress away from him.
Mr El-Sayed has drawn huge campaign crowds across Michigan with his promises to make healthcare free, even in deeply conservative Republican areas.
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